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SUMMARY:Speaking of Books with Ariel Bierbaum: Disinvestment\, Dispossession\, and School Building Reuse in Philadelphia
DESCRIPTION:Powered by Research Education at University Libraries. Speaking 
 of Books series features free\, open to the community and public talks by 
 UMD faculty authors on their recently published work. \n\nSchool districts 
 across the United States have closed thousands of schools since 2000 to 
 cope with chronic underfunding and budget crises\, declining enrollment\, 
 and poorly maintained buildings. Our knowledge about school closures has 
 focused on battles over closure decision-making and the impacts of closing 
 schools on communities of color in the immediate aftermath of these 
 decisions. But what of the large\, sometimes magisterial\, formerly public 
 spaces once at the center of community life? How do these now vacant 
 buildings change daily life in the surrounding neighborhood? In Schools for 
 Sale\, Julia McWilliams\, Ariel H. Bierbaum\, Amy J. Bach\, and Elaine 
 Simon examine how school closures change the spatial and social 
 arrangements of neighborhoods. Following a series of school closures in 
 Philadelphia\, the authors draw from research in urban studies\, 
 education\, planning\, and geography to explain how race\, place\, and 
 capital merge to influence the trajectory of closed schools in Black and 
 Brown communities and their surrounding neighborhoods. Drawing needed 
 attention to one of the significant consequences of school closures\, 
 Schools for Sale imparts a deeper understanding of the connections between 
 place\, race\, and education amid broader urban transformations\, prompting 
 us to consider how school districts can work toward a new vision for public 
 education and community development. Dr. Bierbaum will discuss lessons from 
 Philadelphia\, and also talk about the process of co-authoring a book with 
 three other women\, mothers\, and scholars through the pandemic. \n\n 
 \n\nDr. Bierbaum is an associate professor of urban studies and planning at 
 the University of Maryland School of Architecture\, Planning\, and 
 Preservation\, a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School 
 of Education Mid-Career Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership\, and 
 affiliate faculty of the National Center for Smart Growth and the Maryland 
 Transportation Institute at UMD. Her cross-disciplinary research connects 
 the fields of urban studies\, planning\, and public education\, and asks 
 questions about how public schools and planning at the neighborhood\, 
 city\, and regional levels interact and contribute to the perpetuation of 
 inequality. Dr. Bierbaum advocates for political action and collective 
 resilience in addressing the complexities of urban development and 
 educational justice.\n\nShe is the co-author of the book Schools for Sale: 
 Disinvestment\, Dispossession\, and School Building Reuse in Philadelphia  
 published by the University of Chicago Press. Her research also has 
 appeared in the Planning Theory and Practice journal\, Journal of the 
 American Planning Association\, Journal of Urban Affairs\, Housing Policy 
 Debate\, Journal of Planning Education and Research\, Community 
 Development\, Urban Education\, education policy analysis archives\, and 
 the Transportation Research Record. Dr. Bierbaum has over 25 years of 
 experience in the non-profit and public sectors\, working in public 
 policy\, cross-sector collaboration\, community development\, and community 
 arts. She holds a PhD in City and Regional Planning from the University of 
 California-Berkeley\, a Master in City Planning from MIT\, and a BA in 
 urban studies from the University of Pennsylvania.
LOCATION:Architecture Library\, Architecture Library
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